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FATHER SUED FOR ACT OF

· 17-YEAR-OLD SON,

SATURDAY MAY 11, 1929.

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Mr. Justice Acton, aud com- Sir Ralph L. Wedgwood, Chair- non jury in the King's Benchman of the General Managers' Division had before them the Conference, and Chief General question whether father was Manager of the London and North- Siable to pay damages to a person Enstern Railway › Company, injured by being knocked down by (cently discussed with a Press re- a motor-cycle ridden by his son, presentative the future prospects aged 17.

of the rallways of Great Britain,

Mr. Francis Charles Taaffe, solicitor's clerk, of Park-place, Gunnersbury Park Estate, WI

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and analysed the returns just) made by the Ministry of Trans- port.

BAIR WAVING IN THE COLONY Mrs. BETEN Tal K. 681) Extonalon Rona 34..

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this case sued Mr. John Neville Sir Ralph pointed to the revival Rothen, nachoolmaster, and his in coal traffic and the tendency to 801, Francis Aubrey Rothon, of la 'revival in the carrying of mer Princes-avenue, Gunnersbury Park,chandise, and said that if this the permanent way, since public While walking in Princes-avenue cóntinued the current year would[safety must be the first considora- on May 11, 1927, Mr. Thalle was tell a very-different story from tion. On the other hand; more knocked down by a motor-cycle 1028.

ridden by the younger defendant,

and his leg was fractured,

Successful Sleepers.

than £4,000,000 of tlie dconomy has been effected in the working departments known as Locomo ortive Running", and "Tralle."

"It is to an improvement in the

Mr. Thorn Drury, K.C., for Mr. He said the introduction Taaffe, argued that Mr. Rothen, third-class sleepors had been suc- senior, was liable because he pro-cessful, adding, "I feel cortal trade of the country that the rail- vided a motor-cycle for lile nen they have done much to encourage ways must look for a recovery In and allowed him to ride it on a long-distance travel. We are their goods and coal traffic. The public rond, though he knew that building more third-class sleepers resulta for the current year are the boy was an inexperienced and for the summer, gosson."

not unpromising. unskilled rider.

Analysing the Ministry of

"We cannot be far wrong in put Transport statement. Sir Ralph ting a part of this revival down to the reduction in charges afforded

Question for Jury,

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Mr. Justice Acton, summing up, said that the younger defendant The roturns certainly ahow by Mr. Churchill's preliminary was ander legal age. A father that 1928 was a bad year for the ratos relief scheme. Merchandise was not legally liable for the railway companies. cannot carryings also are showing a ten- wrongful or negligent acts of his agree, however, that they warrant dency to revive. During the last: child, but he might be liable for in any way a pessimistic outlook, few weeks before Easter a definite his own personal negligence in On the contrary, the figures seem advance was recorded over the pre- wrongfully affording the child an to me to show many features ceding year." opportunity of doing mischief or which are full of hope for the Inflicting injury on others.

future.

Regarding the possibility of in creased passonger fares or trafe

If a father bought a spirited The roturna na published are a rates, Sir Ralph pointed out that horse which was dimcult to man- little migleading. The total the Railway Rates Tribunal meet age, and authorised or allowed his figures which are given Include early next month to make its first, on who had not ridden a horse the whole of the London tubes and annual review of the standard before to ride the animal on underground railways which deal

passenger and goods rates now in public road, with the result that with an enormous volume of pusforce. the horse got out of control and senger traffic. This must always

"These matters are now under injured someone, the father might be taken into account when one be held liable.

tries to come to any conclusion consideration," he added. in reference to the passenger figures.

Some day it might be thought expedient that nobody should be allowed to drive a mechanically-

"The reduction of £6,500,000 in 19 # remarkable

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but as the law stood now there the 2 per cent, deduction from was no reason why the younger fees, salaries, and wages, which defendarit should not hold a came into force in August Inst licence and ride a motor-cycle The rest of the saving is due to a without any proof of his skill or reduction in the price of coal and 1.0 Various measured of experience.

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The jury must decide whether | they were satisfied that Mr. Ro-j then knew or ought to have known

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that his son was so inexperienced "There has been no attempt to and incompetent to ride a motor-economise in the maintenance of eyele that he was negligent in authorising his son to nae the ma-

chine on the highway, knowing damages against the younger des thut such authorisation must fendant. They found in favour of cause danger to the public. Mr. Rothen, the father,

The jury returned a verdict for Judgment was entered accord- Mr. Traffe and awarded him £25|ingly, with costs in each case.

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